In yet another road mishap, a 24-year-old woman lost her life after she was crushed by a bus of a private college near the Kalagram light point, Manimajra, on Tuesday. The driver of the bus has been arrested, police said.
The deceased was apparently trying to overtake a cyclist and lost control on her vehicle, which led to the accident.Identified as Yamini lamba, the deceased a native of Hisar at Haryana was living at Sector 7 Panchkula. She was working in a private company at Chandigarh, said Parminder Singh, ASP Chandigarh police.The incident took place at around 8 am while she was on the way to her office on her scooter. She came under the rear tyres of the bus of Chitkara Group of Colleges, said the ASP.
An eye witnesses told the police that the girl was heading towards Chandigarh from the housing board light point. The bus driver was also going on the same direction. As soon as she reached near the red light junction of Kala Gram, she attempted to over take a cyclist but lost control over her vehicle and fell down on road and the rear tyres of bus moved over her face.
The onlookers informed local police about the incident and a police team rushed her to the advanced trauma centre of PGIMER, where she was declared brought dead by the duty doctors.